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1856ref. 1004314to original cloth rebacked with original spine strip laid on new endpapers. Illustrated with 20 of 21 color lithographs several steel engraved charts and shell engravings and three color lithographed folding maps. Table of contents list 20 color plates but some copies seem to have twenty-one. Two of the folding maps/charts have been placed in a rear endpaper pocket; one has a neat repair. A little rubbing to cloth and some minor darkening within. Could be missing one plate. Overall very good and nicely restored. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. Wagner-Camp 263 Beverly Tucker hardcover books
1885ref. AQ35201Washington: Government Printing Office 1885. 438pp. Together with: US TRADE REPORTS. Reports of the commission appointed under an act of congress approved july 7 1884 "to ascertain and report upon the best modes of securing more intimate international and commercial relations between the united states and the several countries of central and south america." Washington. Government Printing Office 1886. First edition. 491pp 1. With two large folding maps to rear. 8vo. Modern burgundy cloth ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Very lightly rubbed. Very occasional spotting; edges of some leaves browned. The sole edition of several collected reports of the United States government outlining the details of the appointment of a Central and South American Commission in July 1884 with the aim of improving international and commercial relations with the nations of Central and South America. The ventures of the Commission were addressed by President Chester A. Arthur as he delivered to Congress the Annual Message of the President on December 1 1884: 'The Central and South American Commission appointed by authority of the act of July 7 1884 will soon proceed to Mexico. It has been furnished with instructions which will be laid before you. They contain a statement of the general policy of the Government for enlarging its commercial intercourse with American States. The commissioners have been actively preparing for their responsible task by holding conferences in the principal cities with merchants and others interested in Central and South American trade.' . First edition. Government Printing Office hardcover
ref. awd-1057Milano, GL editore, 1988. In-plano en feuilles, couverture rouge imprimée en noir (24 pp.).
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